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TUFLOW offers a variety of licence hosting approaches. Instructions are provided below for all available methods:
* '''Licence Free Mode''': A licence free mode has been built into TUFLOW. For information outlining the limits associated with the licence free mode, see <u>[[New_User_Guide_Free_Demo_Version | TUFLOW Free DEMO Version Guide]]</u>
* '''Local Licence''': In this form, TUFLOW simulations can only be run on the computer hosting the licence lock. For installation guidance see:
<ol>
* <u>[[New_User_Guide_Local_Hardware_Licences | Local Licence USB Hardware Lock (USB) Installation Guide]]</u><br>
* <u>[[New_User_Guide_Local_Software_Licences | Local Licence USB Software Lock (Digital) Installation Guide]]</u><br>
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* '''Network Licence''': In this form, the licence lock can be hosted on any computer or server. Other computers 'checkutilise out'available licences from the host computer via a company’s network. For installation guidance see:
<ol>
* <u>[[New_User_Guide_Network_Hardware_Licences | Network Licence Hardware Lock (USB) Installation Guide]]</u>.<br>
* <u>[[New_User_Guide_Network_Software_Licences | Network Licence Software Lock (Digital) Installation Guide]]</u>.<br>
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* '''Cloud Licence''': In this form, the licence lock is hosted on a central WIBU cloud server. Other computers 'check out'utilise licences from the host server over an internet connection. For installation guidance see:
<ol>
* <u>[[New_User_Guide_Cloud_Licences | Cloud Licence Installation Guide]]</u>. <br>
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Refer to the <u>[[Wibu_Dongles |WIBU Lock Guidance]]</u> for further information how to install, update and manage TUFLOW licences for all of the available licence hosting approaches.<br><br>
''Note Legacy Licence Type (Softlok Dongle): As of August 2010, Softlok USB dongles are no longer issued or supported due to the dongle provider not supporting 64-bit. For TUFLOW release versions 2009-07, 2008-08, 2007-07 and 2006-06, the “DB” build or later will need to be used to function with a WIBU Codemeter dongle hardware lock. Also, upgrade to release version 2016-03-AF or newer is required if WIBU Software or Cloud locks are being used for the licencing.''
 
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The advantage of a local lock is that you only need CodeMeter installed on the computer that will be running your TUFLOW software, and the required configuration will be minimal. No network access beyond this computer is required. The lock is either installed directly on this local CodeMeter, as a software lock, or CodeMeter will pick up an inserted hardware lock automatically.
 
The advantage of a network lock is that you can host multiple licences in a single place (called the CodeMeter Network Server). Licences are shared to client (modelling) computers from the server over your network. To function, these computers need to be able to access the Network Server over port 22350, which may require some cooperationco-operation of your IT staff to configure.
 
=== Cloud vs. non-Cloud ===
The advantage of a cloudCloud licence is that you can installset it up on as many machines as you like, and reuse it on future machines, for as long as the licence is valid. This gives you a similar advantage to using a Network Licence, without the complexity of network connectivity. Another benefit of this is that you can put the licence on computers that are not connected to your local network. A potential disadvantage of a cloudCloud licence can be the requirement that the computer it is installed on has https (web) internet access to `wibu.cloud`. It is worth noting that currently the monitoring of Cloud licence usage is not as mature as the monitoring of network licences.
 
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